Cherchez HortensePascal Bonitzer (France) Intl. sales: SBS Prods.Kristin Scott Thomas plays a wife who persuades her husband to solicit a visa for an immigrant from his bureaucrat dad.Gebo and the ShadowManoel De Oliveira (Portugal/France) Intl. sales: Pyramide Intl.A patriarch sacrifices himself for his son. Stars Claudia Cardinale, Jeanne Moreau.El ImpenetrableDaniele Incalcaterra, Fausta Quattrini (Argentina/France) Intl. sales: Doc & Film Intl.Docu follows the director’s attempts to set up a national park in Paraguay.Lullaby to My FatherAmos Gitai (Israel/France/Switzerland) Intl. sales: Agav FilmsStory of Gitai’s father, a student at Bauhaus, who was imprisoned by the Nazis and later traveled to Palestine.The Man Who LaughsJean-Pierre Ameris (France/Czech Rep.) Intl. sales: EuropaCorpGerard Depardieu toplines Victor Hugo adaptation by the scribe of “Amelie.”The TightropeSimon Brook (France/Italy) Intl. sales: Films DistributionPortrait of theater director Peter Brook by his son

HORIZON

Gli EquilibristiIvano De Matteo (Italy/France) Intl. sales: Rodeo Drive, Babe FilmsA man’s perfect life is torn apart when his wife discovers he’s been unfaithful.LeonesJazmin Lopez (Argentina/France/Netherlands) Intl. sales: Premium FilmsThe line between reality and fantasy blurs for characters wandering in a forest.Tango LibreFrederic Fonteyne (Belgium/France/Lux.) Intl. sales: Films DistributionDrama about a prison guard who is attracted to a woman, the wife of not one prisoner, but two.Three SistersWang Bing (France/China) Intl. sales: Album Prods.A peasant family ekes out a harsh existence in a Chinese mountain village.YemaDjamila Sahraoui (Algeria/France) Intl. sales: Neon Prods.Algerian civil war seen through the eyes of a grieving mother, whose two sons fought on opposing sides.

VENICE DAYS

CrawlHerve Lasgouttes (France) Intl. sales: Premium FilmsFeature debut turns on a troubled young man who falls in love with a dedicated swimmer.Heritage — The InheritanceHiam Abbass (France/Israel/Turkey) Intl. sales: Films DistributionHidden conflicts arise as a Palestinian family gathers for a wedding.Keep SmilingRusudan Chkonia (France/Georgia/Lux.) Intl. sales: Doc & Film Intl.Several Georgian mothers are tricked into appearing in a phony beauty contest.Kinshasa KidsMarc-Henri Wajnberg (Belgium/France) Intl. sales: MK2A Congolese boy living on the streets of Kinshasa decides to form a rap band.PinocchioEnzo d’Alo (Italy/France/Belgium/Lux.) Intl. sales: Rezo FilmsToon update of the Carlo Collodi classicQueen of MontreuilSolveig Anspach (France) Intl. sales: Films DistributionComedy centering on a director trying to get over the death of her husband.